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ESG Ratings and Scores May be Coming of Age
ESG credit ratings and scores for companies and financial products have come under sharp focus in the past year as the profile of sustainable finance has risen. They form core components of many financial institutions’ asset discovery and risk-mitigation strategies, offering easily digestible assessments of sustainability risks. They also underpin a multitude of indexes that…
Broadridge Bets Dashboard Will Bring Clarity to Ratings Confusion
The ESG assessment space has occasionally been referred to as the Wild West of finance for the rapidity and seemingly uncoordinated nature of its growth. Rating and scoring services have come under particular scrutiny because of the widely different results each offers for the same entity. Regulators, particularly in the European Union and the United…
Dow Jones Launches New ESG Data Service Covering 6,000 Companies
Dow Jones has begun offering sustainability scores on 6,000 companies in data sets that are aligned with Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards. The new service combines company-disclosed information and sentiment scores gathered from global news outlets. Companies assessed will be gauged across 26 sustainability categories and the data backtested an analysed using machine learning,…
ISS Tool Aims to Tame Labels and Standards Tangle
ISS ESG has launched a tool that the data provider hopes will help asset managers and owners navigate the complex field of sustainability reporting labels and standards. The new product, which became operational this month, will enable clients to comply with the reporting frameworks of standards setters the world over. In its initial iteration, the…
ESG Data Uses Broaden as Flow of Information Increases
ESG data and scores are growing in importance as companies put it to wider use within their enterprises, beyond regulatory requirements. As well as being the cornerstone of meeting reporting regulations and guiding investors on capital allocation decisions, the data is increasingly being used in risk management and in setting business strategies, according to S&P…
Dow Jones, ADC Unveil New ESG Data Services
The universe of ESG data services has expanded with Dow Jones and Amsterdam Data Collective (ADC) announcing the creation of new offerings for financial institutions. New York-based Down Jones will sell data sets comprising sustainability scores on more than 6,000 listed companies. The company said the service would also provide “uniquely news driven” data to…
Qotingo Further Expands With Addition of RepRisk Data
Risk analytics and indexing platform Qotingo has added ESG risk data from RepRisk to its client offering. RepRisk’s artificial intelligence-backed analyses and ESG data will be available to users of Qotingo’s Axioma Portfolio Analytics (APA) platform. It will also be used to build indexes within Qotingo’s STOXX brands. This is Qontingo’s latest addition to its…
RightShip Launches Carbon Accounting Tools for Cargo Vessels
Shipping risk assessment company RightShip has launched a carbon accounting suite of tools to calculate cargo vessel’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Carbon Accounting Reporting Tool measures, monitors and benchmarks shipping-related emissions, which are thought to account for 3 per cent of total global GHG creation. The product comes as the European Union prepares to…
Vendor Strategy: Orenda Sifts Through Funny Cat Videos For ESG Data Gold
The sustainability movement that is transforming financial services was kick-started by growing public outrage at the impact of human activities on the natural world. In the days before the internet, those feelings were articulated in protests, newspaper articles, books and a huge variety of media and public pulpits. Today, that disparate global forum has coalesced…
Vendor Strategy: Orenda Sifts Through Funny Cat Videos For ESG Data Gold
The sustainability movement that is transforming financial services was kick-started by growing public outrage at the impact of human activities on the natural world. In the days before the internet, those feelings were articulated in protests, newspaper articles, books and a huge variety of media and public pulpits. Today, that disparate global forum has coalesced…